Description

A creative and impactful transformation leader with 25+ years’ experience guiding clients and colleagues through complex digital, cultural and business change at scale, achieving commercial growth and profitability.

- Expert programme, portfolio and change management, coupled with strategic thinking and pragmatic action, embedding sound governance for sustained ambitious outcomes.

- Renowned for empowering and creative collaboration that drives teams to take effective action.

- Positively influences through trusted relationships with C-suite, matrix teams, strategic partners, clients.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Winchester (up to 50km), London (up to 10km), Southampton (up to 50km), Basingstoke (up to 30km)

Transformative Consulting Ltd
TRANSFORMATION CONSULTANT
January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
United Kingdom
Providing consulting services, business coaching, receiving excellent feedback and client satisfaction:
• Designed interactive client proposition, with HiveMind Network, to determine transformation readiness
• Recognised with an Expert award for positive client impact, inclusive collaboration, diplomacy, and trusted relationships
• Guided emerging female leaders to advance through impactful business coaching
• Requested back by client for a new role, due to high levels of impact and satisfaction
Digital Transformation Coaching Change Management PMO Strategic planning
Smurfit Westrock
CONSULTANT, TECHNOLGY INTEGRATION PROGRAMME LEAD
February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
United Kingdom
Headed M&A technology integration for a global leader in sustainable packaging, with combined revenues of $34bn. Enabled delivery through established programme governance to realise $400million synergies steering integration of cybersecurity, infrastructure, network, and support services technologies.
• Trusted as strategic advisor to transformation director and Integration Management Office (IMO) across portfolio of IMO work and technology blueprint design
• Provided steer to matrix team for cohesive programme governance and delivery from pre-merger collaboration across the two organisations to post-merger technology integration
• Determined solutions for prioritisation, key dependencies and risks, advising program Board to enable informed decision-making
• Oversaw the design of SAP integration approach and prioritization for the combined organisation. Supported the establishment as an independent programme for its implementation
PMO Digital Transformation Cybersecurity SAP CRM IT Strategy
Smurfit Kappa
CONSULTANT, TMO AND TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
April 2023 - December 2023 (8 months)
United Kingdom
Implemented programme governance for the introduction of an optimised global IT Operating Model, with a value of €83m. Repositioning a fragmented IT function to a strategic business partner, from 45 countries with 800 staff to a single organisation that fosters an empowering employee experience. Consolidating 4000 servers across 169 locations to secure infrastructure in 8 global data centres.
• Crafted a sustainable legacy, coaching new permanent Portfolio Management Office
• Enabled fast, effective and stable delivery by designing and evolving client-focused, agile programme governance and planning, recognised as good practice in independent PwC programme audit
• Facilitated ExCom informed decision-making through a comprehensive review of the programme business case, providing clarity on financial health, and accountability for projected benefits
IT Strategy PMO Coaching